I recently answered a few questions for Daniel Shoptaw’s “C70 At the Bat” St Louis Cardinals blog about the Nationals prospects for the 2013 season. My answers are below: 1) How would you grade the offseason?I’d give it an A. The Nationals acquired players to shore up their two most glaring weaknesses: Speed in the …
Mar 09
The Game Comes Home Web Series – Part Three
During the next 13 weekends we are going to share with you The Game Comes Home Web Series about D.C. Baseball History. The Game Comes Home is a new weekly documentary web series chronicling the History of Baseball in Washington, D.C. Interviews with Dick Heller, Phil Wood, Hank Thomas, Charlie Brotman, Mark Gauvreau Judge, Timothy …
Mar 05
McGuire vs. the Kid
One of the oddities of the 1891 season was the conflict that played out during the season between James “Deacon” McGuire and Wilfred “Kid” Carsey. In August Kid Carsey’s father sends a letter to a local paper documenting what many people have long suspected. Mr. WA Carsey of this city, and father of the young …
Mar 04
Alexander Donoghue Jumps Ship
This story exhibits the fine madness that played out during the summer of 1890. Washington rejected by the majors found itself in the minors, the Atlantic Association, to be exact. It is a period of turmoil. There are three major leagues and the local rooters complain that they are tired of the legal fighting that …
Mar 01
The Game Comes Home Web Series – Part Two
During the next 14 weekends we are going to share with you The Game Comes Home Web Series about D.C. Baseball History. The Game Comes Home is a new weekly documentary web series chronicling the History of Baseball in Washington, D.C. Interviews with Dick Heller, Phil Wood, Hank Thomas, Charlie Brotman, Mark Gauvreau Judge, Timothy …
Feb 25
The Bizarre Debut of Jouett Meekin or is it Mr. Stewart
The year is 1891, Benjamin Harrison is in the White House. It is a hot July day in Washington, the 5th of July to be exact. Washington has just swept an Independence Day doubleheader and the Colonels and the spectators hope the team can somehow turn around the train wreck of a season they have …
Feb 24
The Game Comes Home Web Series – Part One
During the next 15 weekends we are going to share with you The Game Comes Home Web Series about D.C. Baseball History. The Game Comes Home is a new weekly documentary web series chronicling the History of Baseball in Washington, D.C. Interviews with Dick Heller, Phil Wood, Hank Thomas, Charlie Brotman, Mark Gauvreau Judge, Timothy …
Feb 21
MLB-TV to the rescue
Now it turns out, thankfully, that baseball-starved fans of the Washington Nationals won’t have to miss Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener after all — at least not those who have access to the MLB-TV cable network. The Nats’ game against the New York Mets in Port Lucie, Fla., will be shown on MLB, starting at 12:10 …
Feb 21
Say No to MASN! Say No to Peter!
We want to thank Mr. Heller for his article, good job sir. It has prompted us to write this. Our anger with the MASN situation goes well beyond scheduling. Are we the only ones who are tired of the Baltimore slant to the broadcasts? The merry hunt to see where the game is, MASN or …
Feb 20
MASN MAKES FIRST ERROR OF THE SPRING
I realize that Peter Angelos owns the MASN cable TV network and therefore is out to shaft the Nationals any way he can. Just look at the meager rights fees the Nats have received in recent seasons, although negotiations are under way to restructure financial matters more equitably. Having said that, let’s toss MASN a …
